Earliest-known Real Cheese Found in Ancient Egyptian Tomb
A jar with a mysterious white substance was buried with Ptahmes, the mayor of Memphis, and somehow escaped the attention of grave robbers
Archaeology
Can Caesarea Become the Acropolis of Israeli Tourism?
In one of Israel’s most expensive restoration projects ever, the city's ancient theater will be revealed, together with about 90 percent of the old city and the port
Can Jews Eat Cheeseburgers After All?
The bible says Jews shouldn't do something to a kid in its mother's milk no less than three times, but the meaning of what we're not supposed to do has been lost
Uri Geller Bends Dirt Pile, Finds Ottoman-era Soap Factory in Israel
While building the Uri Geller museum in Jaffa, the psychic says he intuited that there was something beneath a suspect pile of refuse
2,000-year-old Horned Gold Earring Found Near Jerusalem's Temple Mount
What animal appears on the elaborately worked hoop earring remains a mystery
Cannabis Beer: The Latest Variation of a 10,000-year-old Tradition
Brewers are rushing to perfect marijuana-infused beverages, but experiments with beer date back to the dawn of civilization – although vaginal beer is a relative newcomer
Tiny Humans Evolved Twice on Flores: Today’s Pygmies Unrelated to Extinct ‘Hobbit’
Insular dwarfism happened not once but twice on the Indonesian island, which was occupied for half a million years before Homo sapiens began to evolve
The First Jesus Museum in Israel Is Resurrected on Via Dolorosa
The Franciscans have reopened their museum in the Old City of Jerusalem’s Church of the Flagellation — the first dedicated to the life and times of Christ
Homo-adaptus? Homo Sapiens Prevailed Over Others Because He Went Boldly Where They Didn't
Early humans went boldly where their kissing cousins couldn’t, from mountain peak to deserts, and thrived, new paradigm suggests
How Rashi Got the Jews to Stop Eating Storks
A young rabbi in medieval Spain, scandalized by local laxness, sparks a bitter battle over bird on the plate
While Building a Museum for Mosaics in Israel, Another Gorgeous Mosaic Is Found
Could the owner have been Jewish? The 1,700-year-old manse unearthed in Lod featured every luxury, as well as glorious mosaics showing animals but no people
When the Jews Believed in Other Gods
The bible is rife with references to deities other than Yahweh: The prophets didn't deny these gods existed, they just didn't think Jews should worship them
Reliquary of Jesus’ Apostles May Have Been Found in Israel, Archaeologist Says
Carved basalt with three depressions had been repurposed in Ottoman-era house that had been blown up by Israeli forces; now rediscovered in el-Araj, the proposed hometown of Peter, Andrew and Philip
Rock of Ages Western Wall May Shed Stones but Will Stand for Thousands of Years, Archaeologists Reassure
A 100-kilogram rock fragment almost fell on a worshipper Monday. But while the structure is sound, experts warn about lack of proper site supervision
Canaanite Child's Jar Burial Revealed in Ancient Sidon
Archaeological discovery of Islamic-era fort shows the Lebanese coastal city's continuous occupation over thousands of years
Neanderthals Could Make Fire, New Study Suggests
We knew Neanderthals used fire, and maybe they could light it too; if anything maybe they taught us the technique, researcher tells Haaretz
CSI Study of Shroud of Turin Proves Again: Jesus Relic Is Fake
Scientists do blood spatter analysis on simulated Shroud of Jesus: Marks on the linen are not compatible with an actual crucifixion, they explain
Natufian Matza Archaeologists Find 14,400-year-old Pita in Jordan's Black Desert
Making fresh bread from opportunistically collected wild grains was really hard, but maybe the innovation smelled so good that the people invented agriculture
9,000-year-old Neolithic City Discovered in Jerusalem Valley
People were still transitioning from hunting-gathering to farming when this vast town with stone houses and red-floored gathering sites arose by Jerusalem, and finally, began to appreciate children
Archaeologists Uncover 2,000 Year-old Mummy Burial Site Near Cairo
Most significant artifact is a gilded silver mask, the second only such discovery ever made, Egypt's Minister of Antiquities says amid hopes rare find will boost declining tourism